I love when you find a late roman with such great detail remaining...their usual rough shape sometimes makes you forget that, although their coins...
I believe I bought this from Forum a long time ago when coins were not so expensive but then I had less money and this was being sold as a fire...
I have a coin of his son which was damaged by fire. Nothing rare but it is still attractive IMO. [IMG]
Why lock old threads? This question is as valid now as it ever was or will be...why does it matter if someone bumps an old thread? I missed it the...
I would think those high relief nickels would have more relief area to work with than flatter modern nickels.
Said Augustus after the disasterous battle of the Teutoburg Forest. :) eh? eh?!?! Anyone?
This reminds me of something that happened just the other day. There several SCA minting groups and these people mint nice coins in the style (and...
I have never been a big fan of US coins. Market worth aside...foreign coins are a GREAT, vast and eclectic world.
Yeah, I just come here to cause trouble... Oh...and because I like to read and discuss coins. also...if you show me yours, I'll show you mine. I...
I have seen some of those widows mites come here on this forum with people asking if its real. Its obviously not...if they are all as fake looking...
Now you are forcing me to look into buying new coins :(
[IMG] Nice coin...Yours is in better shape than mine (especially on the reverse) but I liked the portrait which is always a bigger concern for...
Its not the best of shape but I am partial to this reverse: [img] as well as these: [img]
Thanks...I waited a long time to find a grosso that didn't have some detail (mainly facial) worn out...they are hard to find (in my experience)...
Both the Bulgarians and the Venetians borrowed that distinctive Byzantine style but to be honest, I like the execution of the Venetians best like...
If they are indeed ripping people off then I wouldn't feel for them. The thing is, these people do not have to sell to them so it isn't ripping...
I picked one of these up just a bit ago as well. Only Number 3 of my Julio-Claudians after 20 years collecting: [IMG] [IMG] With most Roman...
I love the coins from this era and have been thinking about branching into these as I have taken to buying crusader and early german state coins...
This is true. I think I just developed a low opinion of Augustus at some point. :)
I don't know about that...Julius wrote his own accounts of his wars and released them to the populous which served as self promotion and made him...
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